Amanda Wray

I specialize the graphic design arena, with an emphasis on web and app design. I also offer DSLR video production and editing. I am experienced working remotely on a contract basis and comfortable with multiple online collaboration applications.

Wrayco Design LLC is the business through which I pipe my graphic and web design projects.

Skills & Process

Visual & Written Communication

I work on a Mac for most design projects, and a PC for video editing. I am well-versed in the Adobe Creative Suite and can create just about anything you need for online media and print. I have a Canon 7D and 70D for still photography and video.

Logo Design

Icon Design

App UI Design

Cutom Website Design and Template customization with HTML/CSS

Wordpress setup, design and modification

CD & Packaging Design

Book Design

DSLR Photography & Video

Writing & Editing

Discussion, Discovery, Design, Build.

Most projects follow a similar trajectory to completion:

Initial discussion (30 mins to 2 hrs)

Request for Proposal (submitted by client) with a detailed list of work that needs to be completed, or a Design Brief (submitted by me) for approval by client.

Project Estimate and Deposit (30-50 percent required to start work)

Set up timeline for deliverables

Design exploration (research, mood boards, style tiles, etc)

Present Designs

Revisions by Client

Present Revised Designs

Build out project (in the case of a website)

Create styleguide (if desired)

I quote most web-related jobs on an hourly basis, but can offer a fixed price for certain design projects. My rates are competitive for the Los Angeles marketplace.

Work Samples

My work is posted on Adobe Portfolio, Behance and Instagram. Please contact me if you would like to see what I am currently working on.

Education & Giving

Two degrees are better than one!

BA in Communication (print journalism)—California State University, Fullerton, 1988. I worked as a reporter on the college newspaper, The Daily Titan, and later worked for the Saddleback Valley News in Mission Viejo, CA, where I earned two writing awards, and the Daily Pilot in Costa Mesa, CA.

BA in Graphic Design (motion emphasis)—Art Center College of Design, Pasadena California. 2000. I graduated with honors and placed in an international poster composition. I later set-up a small studio and work remotely on both short and long-term projects from Monrovia, CA.

Making Stuff Better

Basic Income Earth Network—I am on the Executive Committe as a Communications Coordinator for the Basic Income Earth Network, which is primarily a news resource for Basic Income-related stories around the world. I believe that rapid changes in the workforce will soon make the idea of basic income hard to ignore.

United Hope for Animals—I have been involved with fostering and networking homeless pets for many years. At various times I have served as photographer, videographer, dog handler, and whatever comes up. United Hope for Animals is a passionate group of volunteers that work tirelessly at LA shelters find adopters for homeless animals at risk of euthanasia in Southern California.